New Hampshire’s Ice Castles will open on Friday, one of the earliest opening dates in the attraction’s history, according to the company. The enormous, frozen attraction, which is located annually in North Woodstock,

The Ice Castles opened on Jan. 20 last year. In 2023, a mild winter forced the attraction to have its latest opening ever on Jan. 27. Standifird says visitors can expect a new castle design this year, as well as nearly double the typical amount of lights on the quarter-mile "Mystic Forest Light Walk"

The cold snap New England is going through means Ice Castles is almost ready to open in New Hampshire. The North Woodstock attraction will open the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 10, according to an announcement Monday, which noted that it's one of the earliest opening dates for Ice Castles in its 12 years.

The CEO of Ice Castles says this opening day will be one of the earliest in the history of the New Hampshire attraction.